Endowing Excellence

LSU's premier faculty are changing the world by making important contributions to research and scholarship. To reward outstanding faculty for their accomplishments, in 2001 LSU (including the Hebert Law Center and the Pennington Biomedical Research Center) endowed 115 new professorships and six new endowed chairs. The recipients are top caliber professors who are bringing international renown to LSU's intellectual endeavors. More important, these leading scholars are inspiring LSU students to perform academically beyond their greatest expectations. The new endowed professorships and chairs have been made possible by the successful LSU Capital Campaign, which surpassed its fundraising goal by $105 million, and by state matching funds provided by the Louisiana Board of Regents. LSU's total endowment now includes 265 endowed professorships and 33 endowed chairs.

New chairs funded as part of the ceremonies on August 24, 2001, include the following:

• College of Arts & Sciences
  Charles Phelps Manship Endowed Chair in History

• Ourso College of Business Administration
  William W. Rucks IV Endowed Chair and Professor of Management
  Ourso Distinguished Chair in Marketing

• College of Engineering
  Gordon & Mary Cain Chair in Chemical Engineering
  Ocean Energy Chair in Petroleum Engineering

Also, the following new professorships received funding at this ceremony:

• Chancellor’s Office—two professorships
• College of Agriculture—five professorships
• College of Art & Design—five professorships
• College of Arts & Sciences—eight professorships
• College of Basic Sciences—nine professorships
• Ourso College of Business Administration—18 professorships
• School of the Coast & Environment—two professorships
• College of Education—four professorships
• College of Engineering—37 professorships
• College of Music & Dramatic Arts—nine professorships
• LSU Libraries—one professorship
• Manship School of Mass Communication—eight professorships
• Museum of Natural Science—two professorships
• School of Veterinary Medicine—one professorship

  Last updated January 2002

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